‘Pain and Gain’ trailer: Mark Wahlberg and The Rock get jacked for Michael Bay

Just days after Mark Wahlberg announced that Transformers 4 will be the “most important role” of his career, we’re getting a look at his first team-up with director Michael Bay in Pain and Gain.

Instead of robots, sun-drenched Miami looks to take a supporting role in the crime-comedy that revolves around a pair of bodybuilders who get caught up in a kidnapping plot. Frankly, that’s a bit of a relief.

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Bruce Kirkland has been a reporter with Sun Media for 31 years. He has worked the movies beat from 1980-2007, and still focuses on TIFF, Cannes, Oscars. Before taking a position at the Toronto Sun, he worked at the Ottawa Journal as entertainment editor and movie critic from 1979-80, and at Toronto Star as music critic and general-assignment news reporter from 1971-79.

Jim has been a Sun reporter for 28 years. Previously covered TV beat and all entertainment fields. Scriptwriter for NHL Awards, Gemini Awards, documentaries. Prior to Sun, worked at Ottawa Citizen as entertainment reporter from 1981-1983.

Liz Braun has been a Sun reporter for 25 years, all as movies critic. Worked concurrently in TV and radio for 20 years; co-hosted the original On The Arts for CBC National TV, for example and also appeared on Canada AM and various TV talk shows with regard to entertainment news. Previously was a music publicist: national director of publicity for CBS (now Sony) Records and Concert Productions International.